The director of 'Last Tango In Paris' admitted that the infamous rape scene between Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider, taped according to his instructions, was non-consensual - because he wanted the actress to feel 'humiliation'.

Bernardo Bertolucci, the man behind the 1972 drama, said in a 2013 interview he didn't tell Schneider what was going to happen because he wanted her to react 'as a girl, not as an actress'. The clip resurfaced on Saturday, drawing outrage at the treatment of Schneider, who was 19 years old when the movie was taped.

She told the Daily Mail in 2007, four years before her death in Paris, that she had felt 'a little raped' after shooting the scene with Brando, who was 48.

'I should have called my agent or had my lawyer come to the set because you can't force someone to do something that isn't in the script, but at the time, I didn't know that,' Schneider said.

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The director of 'Last Tango In Paris' admitted that the infamous rape scene between Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider (pictured) was non-consensual

Bernardo Bertolucci (right) said in a 2013 interview he didn't tell Schneider (left with Brando) about the scene because he wanted her to react 'as a girl, not as an actress'

Bertolucci claimed during the 2013 interview that he and Brando came up with the idea of the scene, which involves butter.

'The sequence of the butter is an idea that I had with Marlon in the morning before shooting it,' Bertulocci said in the video, published on YouTube. But, he said, he was 'horrible' to Schneider when he didn't tell her about his plans.

'I wanted her reaction as a girl, not as an actress,' he added. 'And I think that she hated me and also Marlon because we didn't tell her.

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Bertulocci said he felt guilty but didn't regret shooting the scene as he did.

'I didn't want Maria to act her humiliation, her rage. I wanted Maria to feel, not to act the rage and humiliation,' he said. 'Then she hated me for all her life.'

Schneider told the Daily Mail in 2007 she had found out about the upcoming scene at the last minute - and that there was nothing fictional about the pain and anger she felt on set.

Schneider She told the Daily Mail in 2007, four years before her death in Paris, that she had felt 'a little raped' after shooting the scene with Brando, who was 48

'That scene wasn't in the original script. The truth is it was Marlon who came up with the idea,' she said. They only told me about it before we had to film the scene and I was so angry.

'I should have called my agent or had my lawyer come to the set because you can't force someone to do something that isn't in the script, but at the time, I didn't know that.

'Marlon said to me: "Maria, don't worry, it's just a movie," but during the scene, even though what Marlon was doing wasn't real, I was crying real tears.

'I felt humiliated and to be honest, I felt a little raped, both by Marlon and by Bertolucci. After the scene, Marlon didn't console me or apologize. Thankfully, there was just one take.'

Schneider said there was no attraction between her and Brando, whom she regarded as a father figure while she felt like a daughter.

Actor Chris Evans reacted to the newly unearthed interview on Twitter Saturday, writing: 'Wow. I will never look at this film, Bertolucci or Brando the same way again. This is beyond disgusting. I feel rage.'

Actress Anna Kendrick replied: 'Ms Schneider stated this several years ago. I used to get eye-rolls when I brought it up to people (aka dudes).'

Evans told Kendrick he had no idea, adding: 'They should be in jail.'

Actor Chris Evans reacted to the newly unearthed interview on Twitter Saturday, writing: 'Wow. I will never look at this film, Bertolucci or Brando the same way again'

Actress Anna Kendrick replied: 'Ms Schneider stated this several years ago. I used to get eye-rolls when I brought it up to people (aka dudes)'

Evans told Kendrick he had no idea, adding he would have felt rage earlier if he had found out when Schneider's claims first surfaced. He added: 'They should be in jail'